The film, about a famous TV game show host-turned-part-time CIA agent,
grossed only $15.9 million (GBP9.9 million) at the box office when it came out
in March (03).

But Clooney - who directed the movie - has since put pressure on film
chiefs to unleash it on the big screen again, because he feels the amount of
unpaid work he put into the project should warrant him a second chance.

The former ER star claims the movie took longer to make than he'd expected
and cost far more than the budget ($29 million/GBP18 million), forcing the
actor and his colleagues on the set to take major cuts in their earnings.

He says, "I was only playing a supporting role, so taking no money didn't
even help because there were still lead characters that were still going to
have to be paid.

"So I figured the only way to do it is take over and say, 'Look, I'm doing
this for nothing as a director, as an actor. I'm asking everybody to come in a
do it for nothing.'"